Copyright Exceptions: The Digital Impact (Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law, Series Number 6)

Burrell, Robert; Coleman, Allison

ISBN 10: 0521123445 / ISBN 13: 9780521123440

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Copyright Exceptions: The Digital Impact (Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law, Series Number 6)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521123445
• ISBN 13: 9780521123440
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book was first published in 2005. Copyright 'exceptions' or 'users' rights' have become a highly controversial aspect of copyright law. Most recently, Member States of the European Union have been forced to amend their systems of exceptions so as to comply with the Information Society Directive. Taking the newly amended UK legislation as a case study, this book examines why copyright exceptions are necessary and the forces that have shaped the present legislative regime in the UK. It seeks to further our understanding of the exceptions by combining detailed doctrinal analysis with insights gained from a range of other sources. The principal argument of the book is that the UK's current system of 'permitted acts' is much too restrictive and hence is in urgent need of reform, but that paradoxically the Information Society Directive points the way towards a much more satisfactory approach.

Book Description

Recently, EU Member States have been forced to amend their systems of copyright 'exceptions' so as to comply with the Information Society Directive. Taking the amended UK legislation as a case study, this book examines why copyright exceptions are necessary and the forces that have shaped the UK legislative regime.